The TOP FIVE Reasons to join the World-Traveling Decatur High School Band!

1. Music is an incredible way to USE your brain! It’s proven that students who study music do better in school, better in college, and better on all standardized tests! Music utilizes parts of your brain like no other activity

2. FRIENDSHIPS! You make friends that you keep for the rest of your life! You might even meet the person you marry…ew, right??

3. TRIPS! Next year, Decatur High is planning an amazing trip to New York City! It is not guaranteed yet, but we are hoping to take a HUGE group to NYC!

See below for details:

NYC TRIP – April 2013

Two or Three nights lodging in New Jersey
All meals included except for lunches each day
Two Broadway shows or One Broadway show and the NY Philharmonic.
Statue of Liberty/Ellis Island tour
Empire State Bldg
Broadway clinic by Broadway Orchestra musicians on one tour day
Guided tours of Upper and Lower Manhattan to include-Lincoln Center, Central Park, Rockefeller Center,

Ground Zero Memorial, China Town etc..
Charter Bus transportation

“Ballpark” 2013 cost with transportation $775.00 – $825.00 per person.

And, if you join band now you will be able to go on the 2015 INTERNATIONAL TRIP!

4. HONORS! Decatur High School has sent 17 students to District Honor Band, 3 students to Governor’s Honors, several to music camps, Atlanta Honor ensembles and much much more! And the MARCHING BAND has won SUPERIORS at competitions for the first time in over a decade!

5. PLAY MUSIC! You get to learn music from all over the world, written in different styles by a huge variety of composers.

Questions? E-mail Decatur High School Band Director, Megan Williams at mwilliams@csdecatur.net or visit the band on the web at www.decaturband.org.

If you would like to join the DHS MARCHING BAND, there will be an intent form on the DHS Band website soon.

Please fill out the form and submit $200 made out to DHS-BPA (deposit for band camp and for the season) by April 2.